- #1 Transport Fever 2
96% matchVery Positive91% of 31,208 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Economy 26.6%, Management 25.9%, Simulation 16.6%, Sandbox 9.5%, Transportation 9.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive transport tycoon game that allows you to build complex logistics networks across land, sea, and air.
- #2 Cities in Motion 2
97% matchMixed58% of 2,494 reviews2013
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities.
Why similar: Management 27.7%, Simulation 23.2%, Economy 16.2%, Transportation 10.7% ★, Sandbox 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses specifically on the challenges of urban public transportation planning and managing transit schedules in growing cities.
- #3 NIMBY Rails
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,203 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
Why similar: Economy 25.8%, Capitalism 20.2%, Management 18.9%, Sandbox 10.2%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers an incredibly deep, realistic approach to building and managing rail networks on a global scale.
- #4 Rail Route
95% matchVery Positive89% of 2,461 reviews2024
Dev: Bitrich.info
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 111.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Rail Route, you will design, construct, upgrade, and automate your railway network in one of the many maps based on real-life cities worldwide. Dispatch the trains to make the traffic flow and the network grow!
Why similar: Economy 24.7%, Management 18.3%, Logic 14.1%, Time Management 11.2%, Sandbox 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a satisfying, logic-based approach to designing and automating train dispatching systems.
- #5 Airport CEO
94% matchVery Positive83% of 8,135 reviews2021
Dev: Apog Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build and manage an international airport!
Why similar: Capitalism 21.1%, Economy 19.7%, Management 18.1%, Logic 10.2%, Sandbox 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: You manage every aspect of an airport, from terminal construction to flight scheduling and staff management.
- #6 Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop
94% matchMixed70% of 6,398 reviews2021
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop offers the most comprehensive bus fleet in the history of the series with 30 officially licensed buses. Drive on two vastly different maps, alone or with friend. Play with extended management elements or just enjoy your time on the road.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 59.6%, Simulation 20.6%, Management 7.6%, Colorful 4.3%, Relaxing 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed driving and management experience that captures the daily operations of a bus company.
- #7 Tourist Bus Simulator
93% matchMixed66% of 3,463 reviews2018
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Create your own bus empire on Fuerteventura now! Thanks to the economy system in the new Tourist Bus Simulator, you will be able to found your own bus company on the popular holiday island Fuerteventura.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 62.7%, Management 16.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Casual 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a specialized focus on managing a bus fleet for tourism, including maintenance and route planning.
- #8 Startup Company
92% matchVery Positive81% of 6,175 reviews2020
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!
Why similar: Management 35.2%, Economy 30.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 6.3%, Sandbox 6%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on software, it shares the core management and economic growth loops found in City Bus Manager.
- #9 SimAirport
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,012 reviews2020
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Build & Manage Your Airport. An International Hub or a Regional Masterpiece -- it's up to you. Buy more land to scale out, or escalators to scale up with MULTIPLE FLOORS. You're in full control in this modern business management tycoon!
Why similar: Economy 34.7%, Management 26.2%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the architectural and operational challenges of running a busy airport, similar to managing a bus depot.
- #10 Car Manufacture
91% matchMixed66% of 1,320 reviews2024
Dev: STEREO GAMES S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Car Manufacture is an automotive tycoon game. Start in the beginning of the XX century and create thriving business. Build cars, manage people, expand your plant and research new technology. Make tons of money and stay on top.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 28.1%, Economy 21.7%, Management 15.1%, Time Management 11.1%, Sandbox 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the production side of the automotive industry, requiring careful factory layout and economic planning.
- #11 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
89% matchVery Positive91% of 25,183 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Economy 25.6%, Grand Strategy 23.6% ★, Management 19.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features the most complex logistics and production chains in the genre, perfect for players who enjoy deep management.
- #12 Fernbus Simulator
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 11,843 reviews2016
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 90.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The world of coach drivers awaits you! Drive along motorways and country roads to the bus stations in over 40 cities in Germany. Thanks to the cooperation with FlixBus and true-to-the-original MAN buses, you will experience the game world in a realistic way.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 71.2%, Simulation 19.8%, Management 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Casual 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a realistic simulation of long-distance bus travel with a focus on fleet management and driving.
- #13 Railway Empire 2
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,521 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: Economy 29.6%, Management 23.9%, Simulation 13.7%, Sandbox 13.1%, Transportation 8.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: It combines historical train management with intricate route planning and economic expansion.
- #14 Supermarket Simulator
86% matchVery Positive92% of 80,575 reviews2025
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
Why similar: Economy 30.9%, Management 24.9%, Simulation 19.3%, Capitalism 16%, Sandbox 5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the satisfying day-to-day management of a business, from inventory to staff oversight.
- #15 Mashinky
88% matchVery Positive85% of 2,785 reviews2018
Dev: Jan Zelený
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules.
Why similar: Economy 31.5%, Management 24.7%, Sandbox 14%, Simulation 13%, Transportation 8.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: This transport tycoon game features a unique blend of realistic graphics and grid-based construction mechanics.
- #16 Software Inc.
86% matchVery Positive94% of 7,637 reviews2015
Dev: Coredumping
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 45.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.
Why similar: Capitalism 24.7%, Economy 24.1%, Management 18.9%, Time Management 9.6%, Sandbox 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides deep building and management mechanics that allow you to grow a company from a small office to a massive corporation.
- #17 Train Station Simulator
87% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Management 36.9%, Simulation 22.4%, Economy 17.2%, Strategy 12.8%, Sandbox 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It challenges you to design and manage a functional train station, balancing passenger flow and operational efficiency.
- #18 Big Ambitions
84% matchVery Positive93% of 12,519 reviews2023
Dev: Hovgaard Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
Why similar: Economy 27.3%, Management 25.7%, Capitalism 23.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Time Management 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a massive, open-ended business management experience where you can build various companies in a living city.
- #19 Airline Manager
85% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,060 reviews2021
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Create and manage your own airline. Create both passenger and cargo routes all over the world while you upgrade and expand your fleet of airplanes and airports. Airline Manager is among the most realistic of its genre - so prove yourself and beat your friends and other real life managers.
Why similar: Economy 27.9%, Automobile Sim 19.9%, Management 18.4%, Simulation 16.5%, Transportation 8.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the economic and logistical challenges of running an airline, from fleet acquisition to route profitability.
- #20 Cities: Skylines
82% matchVery Positive93% of 286,936 reviews2015
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience.
Why similar: Management 27.1%, Economy 26%, Simulation 19.8%, Sandbox 13.7%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for city-building, with a heavy emphasis on managing complex public transit and traffic systems.
- #21 Train Fever
84% matchMixed64% of 3,520 reviews2014
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
It’s the year 1850, and there are great times ahead! Establish a transport company and be its manager. Build infrastructure such as railways and stations, purchase transportation vehicles and manage lines. Fulfill the people’s needs and watch cities evolve dynamically.
Why similar: Economy 30.1%, Management 25.4%, Simulation 19.8%, Sandbox 9.3%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to the Transport Fever series, it offers a classic, focused approach to transport management.
- #22 Rise of Industry
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,155 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: Economy 31.1%, Management 25.6%, Capitalism 13.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the logistics of supply chains and production, requiring careful planning to succeed.
- #23 Two Point Hospital
81% matchVery Positive92% of 34,380 reviews2018
Dev: Two Point StudiosPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
Why similar: Management 47.6%, Simulation 28.8%, Sandbox 11%, Strategy 6.1%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a humorous but deep management experience focused on optimizing building layouts and staff workflows.
- #24 Tram Simulator Urban Transit
82% matchMixed58% of 347 reviews2023
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Welcome to Tram Simulator Urban Transit - get on aboard! In this game, you take on the role of a tram driver and manager. Drive 6 tram models. Transport passengers and drive them to the numerous stops. Plan your own routes, manage your timetables, and expand your tram network.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 51.6%, Management 20%, Simulation 17.5%, Colorful 4.3%, Relaxing 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a focused simulation of urban tram operations, emphasizing route management and vehicle maintenance.
- #25 Game Dev Tycoon
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 44,663 reviews2013
Dev: Greenheart Games 💚
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Game Dev Tycoon you replay the history of the gaming industry by starting your own video game development company in the 80s. Create best selling games. Research new technologies and invent new game types. Become the leader of the market and gain worldwide fans.
Why similar: Management 44.1%, Simulation 21.2%, Economy 19.2%, Strategy 6.5%, Sandbox 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a streamlined, addictive management loop focused on business growth and product development.
- #26 Project Highrise
81% matchVery Positive85% of 4,730 reviews2016
Dev: SomaSimPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Highrise is a skyscraper construction and management sim...
Why similar: Management 40.3%, Simulation 20.6%, Economy 16%, Strategy 10.4%, Sandbox 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: You manage the logistics and tenant satisfaction of a skyscraper, requiring careful planning of utility and transit systems.
- #27 Parkitect
79% matchVery Positive94% of 7,997 reviews2018
Dev: Texel Raptor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Parkitect is a business simulation game that charges you with the construction and management of theme parks! Bringing back the best of classic theme park games with many new features and content on top. Now supports online co-op with up to 8 players!
Why similar: Economy 22.5%, Capitalism 17.6%, Management 17.2%, Time Management 11%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the management of guest flow and logistics in a theme park, which shares many principles with transit planning.
- #28 Planet Zoo
78% matchVery Positive91% of 93,912 reviews2019
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.
Why similar: Management 32.7%, Economy 24.8%, Simulation 16%, Sandbox 14.1%, Strategy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features complex management and building tools that require careful attention to visitor and animal logistics.
- #29 The Bus
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,574 reviews2026
Dev: TML-StudiosPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Transport passengers in the city bus simulation The Bus along 1:1 scale routes in Berlin, passing landmarks like the Victory Column, Brandenburg Gate, and Alexanderplatz. In the Scania Citywide LF and other licensed buses, sell tickets, handle traffic, and get everyone to their destination safely.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 44.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Economy 14.3%, Management 10.2%, Time Management 6.4%
- #30 Worldwide Rush
77% matchVery Positive80% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Economy 23%, Capitalism 20.3%, Management 15%, Sandbox 9.3%, Simulation 9.2%
- #31 Production Line : Car factory simulation
79% matchVery Positive82% of 3,465 reviews2019
Dev: Positech Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Production line is the new car factory management/simulation/tycoon game that pushes your organisational and entrepreneurship skills to the limit. Can you build the ultimate optimised, free-flowing car production line whilst beating the competition and still turn a profit?
Why similar: Management 32.7%, Economy 30.9%, Simulation 13.6%, Sandbox 11.4%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the automation and efficiency of a car factory, perfect for players who love optimizing production flows.
- #32 Megaquarium
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,644 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Management 24.9%, Economy 18.7%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 14.1%, Capitalism 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a focused management game where you must optimize the layout and logistics of an aquarium to keep visitors happy.
- #33 City Transport Simulator®
76% matchMixed68% of 1,466 reviews2025
Dev: ViewApp
Windows
The All-in-One Simulation! Drive highly detailed and licensed real buses & trams, build and design your own transport company, and grow your network in a European-inspired city.
Why similar: Simulation 36%, Automobile Sim 24.3%, Transportation 15.6% ★, Sandbox 14.3%, Singleplayer 6%
- #34 Hotel Architect
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,342 reviews2025
Dev: Pathos InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Step into the shoes of a hotel owner as you design, build, and manage grand hotels around the world. Juggle demanding guests, frantic logistics, and plenty of unexpected surprises in Hotel Architect; the ultimate hotel construction and tycoon management game!
Why similar: Economy 23.6%, Capitalism 22.2%, Management 18.3%, Sandbox 10.5%, Simulation 9.7%
- #35 Bank Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: Strong Bow Games
Windows
Build and manage your financial empire from a small bank to a global powerhouse. Approve loans, trade bonds, hire staff, and master the market in Bank Simulator a business management sim and banking tycoon where every economic decision impacts your bottom line
Why similar: Economy 21.5%, Capitalism 20.5%, Management 14.2%, Logic 10.2%, Time Management 9.5%
- #36 Mall Simulator
72% matchVery Positive91% of 2,672 reviews2025
Dev: F13 Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Turn your building from a small shopping center into a huge city mall! To avoid going bankrupt, you’ll need to build new stores and restaurants, set smart prices, and keep up with trends. 15+ stores, dozens of machines & services, and hundreds of brands waiting for you!
Why similar: Economy 26.4%, Capitalism 26.1%, Management 20.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Sandbox 8.5%
- #37 Transport INC
75% matchMixed70% of 1,070 reviews2020
Dev: DIGIFOXPub: Games Operators
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Become the manager of the largest transport corporation ever! Create new planes, bus, trains and truck connections. Optimize them to ever-changing demands and adapt to unexpected events. Beat the competition. Connect cities all around the real world map!
Why similar: Economy 22.6%, Management 17.3%, Grand Strategy 13% ★, Sandbox 12.5%, Time Management 9.7%
- #38 TransRoad: USA
76% matchMixed52% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Manage your very own logistics company, discover the complex world of cross-country haulage and keep the US economy up and running!
Why similar: Automobile Sim 46.5%, Management 25.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Casual 4.5%
- #39 Bus Simulator 18
73% matchVery Positive81% of 13,398 reviews2018
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 58.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience the job of a bus driver in a vast and freely drivable urban area. Drive original licensed city buses from the great brands: Mercedes-Benz, Setra, MAN, and IVECO BUS. Transport your passengers safely and punctually, either solo in single player mode, or in multiplayer mode.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 68.9%, Simulation 21.8%, Management 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Strategy 0.8%
- #40 Cities in Motion
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,080 reviews2011
Dev: Colossal OrderPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Why similar: Management 30.4%, Simulation 27%, Economy 20.2%, Sandbox 6.8%, Strategy 6.7%
- #41 Bus Driver
73% matchVery Positive83% of 2,357 reviews2014
Dev: SCS Software
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
In Bus Driver, your job is to transport passengers around an attractive and realistic city. You must drive to a timetable on a planned route, whilst obeying traffic rules, and taking care not to upset or injure your passengers.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 74%, Simulation 23.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Casual 0.8%
- #42 TCG Card Shop Simulator
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 46,691 reviews2024
Dev: OPNeon Games
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
Why similar: Economy 29.1%, Management 26.7%, Capitalism 21.3%, Simulation 17.6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #43 Game Builder Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Economy 25.9%, Capitalism 25.1%, Management 18.7%, Simulation 10.9%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #44 Cities: Skylines II
70% matchMixed54% of 86,513 reviews2023
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 23.8 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits.
Why similar: Economy 27.8%, Management 22.9%, Simulation 17.7%, Sandbox 13.9%, Strategy 6.1%
- #45 SimCasino
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 751 reviews2021
Dev: LVGameDev LLC
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Modern Casino Tycoon Simulation in full 3D glory. Build the casino. Set the odds. Expand into a luxury hotel/casino or go cheap & extract max profits. Keep the vault secure at all times, and beware of criminals & cheaters!!
Why similar: Capitalism 25.6%, Economy 22.9%, Management 17.7%, Sandbox 11.4%, Simulation 10.4%
- #46 Bus Simulator 16
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,763 reviews2016
Dev: stillalive studiosPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 88.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Get behind the wheel of 13 realistic city buses licensed by known city bus manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and MAN. Keep an eye on the traffic code and drive your passengers safely to their destinations through five characteristic city districts.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 50.5%, Management 18.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Sandbox 9.9%, Casual 3%
- #47 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
71% matchMixed63% of 1,628 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.
Why similar: Management 27%, Economy 23.9%, Simulation 18.2%, Transportation 9.9% ★, Strategy 4.9%
- #48 Business Simulator 2026
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: HOGO Games
Windows
In Business Simulator 2026, you start with a small capital and aim to build a business empire in the city by deciding which business to start in which shop and deciding the prices. Business Simulator 2026 is a business simulation that will test your business acumen and strategic planning skills.
Why similar: Economy 26.7%, Capitalism 26.3%, Management 17.9%, Time Management 11.2%, Simulation 8.6%
- #49 Valet Simulator: Parking & Business
70% matchVery Positive87% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: ToD Game Studio
Windows
Run your own valet company. Start as a beginner and rise to become the best in town. Park cars with precision, deliver exceptional customer service, and expand your business. Compete with rival valet services and dominate valet market with your top-tier valet skills.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 29.6%, Capitalism 19.4%, Economy 15.2%, Management 14%, Simulation 9.9%
- #50 Transport Fever
71% matchVery Positive83% of 10,800 reviews2016
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 47.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Transport Fever is a railroad-focused tycoon game. Players start in 1850 and build up a thriving transport company. As an emerging transport tycoon, the player constructs stations, airports, harbors and makes money by connecting areas requiring transport services. Build up your own Empire!
Why similar: Economy 31.3%, Management 22.9%, Sandbox 14.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Transportation 8.5% ★
- #51 Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator
70% matchMixed65% of 960 reviews2023
Dev: GeekonPub: Midnight Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the exhilarating world of car parking management? Step into the shoes of a visionary entrepreneur and become the ultimate Parking Lot Tycoon! Take Charge and embark on a thrilling journey of strategy, expansion, and success.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 44.8%, Simulation 16.6%, Sandbox 11.8%, Management 9.5%, Logic 7.7%
- #52 Bus World
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,978 reviews2023
Dev: KishMish Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Bus World is a game about passenger transportations in various conditions, starting from standard days of a bus driver and ending with rescuing people who suffered from disasters.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 58.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Sandbox 14.3%, Casual 4.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #53 Hotel Magnate
69% matchMixed60% of 481 reviews2025
Dev: Arcade Oven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Have you ever wanted to design and manage your own hotel, rundown motel, or elegant resort? With a ridiculous amount of customization tools to wield, a host of facilities to build, and a wide variety of guests to impress, Hotel Magnate has it all. Let your inner hotel manager shine!
Why similar: Economy 23.4%, Management 21.1%, Capitalism 18.1%, Sandbox 11.6%, Simulation 10.4%
- #54 GearCity
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,472 reviews2022
Dev: Visual Entertainment And Technologies
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Do you find tycoon games too simplistic? GearCity is a complex and in-depth business simulator. It focuses on a realistic economic simulation of the global automobile industry. The game takes several hours to grasp and hundreds of hours to master. Can you succeed where many other CEOs have failed?
Why similar: Automobile Sim 23.5%, Economy 22.1%, Management 21.1%, Capitalism 15.1%, Simulation 10.3%
- #55 Construction Simulator
66% matchVery Positive81% of 13,349 reviews2022
Dev: weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung GmbHPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.
Why similar: Automobile Sim 46.4%, Simulation 28.3%, Transportation 11.1% ★, Relaxing 6.9%, Casual 3.5%
- #56 Good Company
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,764 reviews2022
Dev: Chasing Carrots
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Good Company is an in-depth management sim about building a trail-blazing tech corporation. Assemble complex production lines, manage employee logistics, and sell high-quality products on the market to become the best company in the whole county!
Why similar: Economy 30.1%, Management 22.3%, Sandbox 12.7%, Logic 12.1%, Simulation 11.2%
- #57 Railway Empire
67% matchVery Positive83% of 9,620 reviews2018
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In Railway Empire, you will create an elaborate and wide-ranging rail network, purchase over 40 different trains modelled in extraordinary detail, and buy or build railway stations, maintenance buildings, factories and tourist attractions to keep your travel network ahead of the competition.
Why similar: Economy 29.8%, Management 26.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Sandbox 7.6%
- #58 Parking World: Build & Manage
65% matchMixed68% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: Aerosoft GmbH
Windows
Build, manage, and expand your own lucrative parking enterprise in this management sim. Parking World puts the power to build your perfect parking garage at your fingertips while solving everybody else's parking problems in unique narrative scenarios or without any objectives in freeplay mode.
Why similar: Economy 30.6%, Management 24.7%, Simulation 21.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #59 Shipping Manager
67% matchMixed45% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Create and manage your own shipping empire. Control every aspect from route creation to marketing to staff handling and beat other managers to top the leaderboards.
Why similar: Economy 21.1%, Grand Strategy 16.9% ★, Management 16.1%, Capitalism 15.1%, Time Management 8.9%